“I’ll be home” 和 “I’ll be at home” 以及 “I’m home” 和 “I’m at home” ，
句子裡的"at" 是否可有可無?!
大部分的老師會跟你說: They’re the same.
But they’re NOT!
最大的差別在於聽話者的位置。
The most important difference is where the speaker and listener are when the sentence is being said.
以未來式為例:
If the speaker is going to be at his/her home at a certain time in the future,
we need to use “will”: “I’ll be home” / “I’ll be at home”
情景1: 聽話者不在說話者的家裡，所以會用"at"。
Situation 1: Listener IS NOT at the speaker’s home: “I’ll be at home (at 7)” (我7點會在家裡)
情景2: 聽話者在說話者的家裡，所以不用"at"。
Situation 2: Listener IS at the speaker’s home: “I’ll be home (at 7)” (我7點會回來)
同理，現在式也是一樣:
If the speaker is at his/her home RIGHT NOW, we do not use “will”: “I’m home” / “I’m at home”
情景1: 聽話者不在說話者的家裡，所以會用"at"。
Situation 1: Listener IS NOT at the speaker’s home (speaking on the phone/Line/Facebook, etc):
“I’m at home” (我在家裡。)
情景2: 聽話者在說話者的家裡，所以不用"at"。
Situation 2: Listener IS at the speaker’s home: “I’m home” (我回來了！)
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如果只有自己一個人住在這房子 , 下班很累回到家時 , 自言自語地說 “我到家了!“ , 這是否也可以用 I am home?
回覆刪除Yes, because there is still an imaginary "listener". The speaker is talking to the air/furniture/walls/somebody who is not there.
回覆刪除Btw, because we're speaking, we wouldn't say, "I am home", we'd say, "I'm home".
stay home , stay at home也可以套這個說法?還是只是英式與美式說法不同?
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